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Applying Six Sigma Techniques to Training Programs

PsycCRITIQUES, 2007
Six Sigma has been a popular business concept since Bill Smith of Motorola popularized it in the mid-1980s and Jack Welch of GE made it a household name in the 1990s. A recent search on Amazon.com yielded 561 books with Six Sigma in the title published since 1980.
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Need to Jumpstart your Six Sigma Program: Try Benchmarking

SAE Technical Paper Series, 2005
<div class="htmlview paragraph">A Benchmarking technique known as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) will be discussed as a jumpstart technique to put energy back into a company's Six Sigma program. A hypothetical example of benchmarking the production lines of a manufacturing company will be discussed using Six Sigma quality measures.
Cindy Veenstra, Gary D. Herrin, Lawrence M. Seiford   +2 more
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Under the knife: a national survey of six sigma programs in US healthcare organizations

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 2008
Purpose Medical and policy literature reports many six sigma applications at specific healthcare organizations. However, there is a lack of studies that investigate the broader status of six sigma in US healthcare systems.
Qianmei, Feng, Chris M, Manuel
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Capability adjustment for gamma processes with mean shift consideration in implementing Six Sigma program

European Journal of Operational Research, 2008
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Ya-Chen Hsu, Wen Lea Pearn, Pei-Ching Wu
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Lean Six Sigma Nanomanufacturing Course for Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2020
Lean Six-Sigma Nanomanufacturing Course for Engineering and Engineering Technology programs Vlad Genis1, Michael G. Mauk1, Dhruv Sakalley1, James Hagarman1, Yury Gogotsi2, and Holly Burnside2 1 Engineering Technology Program, School of Technology and Professional Studies, Goodwin College, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 19104, 2A.J.
Michael G. Mauk, Vladimir Genis, Dhruv Sakalley, Holly Burnside   +3 more
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Costs and Savings of Six Sigma Programs: An Empirical Study

Quality Management Journal, 2012
Since the early 1990s several empirical studies have been undertaken linking quality efforts such as total quality management (TQM) and Six Sigma to organizational performance.
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Incorporating Lean Six Sigma Training within an Otolaryngology Residency Program

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2014
Objectives:(1) Describe the implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) training within an otolaryngology residency program. (2) Illustrate the challenges and opportunities of project execution. (3) Address the institutional considerations for a successful LSS program.Methods:(1) From July 2013, LSS training and Lean Belt Certification were offered through ...
Brian C. Lobo, Kim Johnson, Todd J. Wannemuehler, Bruce H. Matt, Heather K. Woodward‐Hagg, Taha Z. Shipchandler, Mimi S. Kokoska   +6 more
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"Six Sigma" and Programmed Printing

2007
Nowdays, control and print leading systems were developed, its systems can be placed under name « ; programme printing» ; . With them, we can link technological processes under graphic technology reproduction chain. Firstly, inside conditions were defined to get a quality achievement of graphic reproduction.
Milčić, Diana, Bolanča, Stanislav, Banić, Dubravko   +2 more
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Application of Six Sigma Methodologies to Improve Requirements Management for Customer Programs

SAE Technical Paper Series, 2006
<div class="htmlview paragraph">A clear understanding of Customer and User requirements is essential to successfully develop, design, build, test and produce components and systems for Customer Programs. Failure to thoroughly understand Customer Requirements can result in costly design and tooling changes, schedule delays and ultimately, Customer
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Tips for Six Sigma Sponsors to Support Projects and the Program

2019
This chapter is aimed at Sponsors of Six Sigma projects, with a short summary on Six Sigma, basic recommendations for the management, the focus of Six Sigma projects, role and tasks of a Sponsor, human factors in change, sources for project topics, and success factors for Six Sigma projects and programs.
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